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By: Saba Sams
Narrated by: Victoria Fox
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'A fresh new voice in fiction, wry and sharp and raw' EMMA CLINE

'I still remember where I was when I first encountered a Saba Sams story' NICOLE FLATTERY

'I fell for this stunning collection with a rare, consuming passion' MEGAN NOLAN

In ten dazzling stories, Saba Sams dives into the world of girlhood and immerses us in its contradictions and complexities: growing up too quickly, yet not quickly enough; taking possession of what one can, while being taken possession of; succumbing to societal pressure but also orchestrating that pressure. These young women are feral yet attentive, fierce yet vulnerable, exploited yet exploitative.

Threading between clubs at closing time, pub toilets, drenched music festivals and beach holidays, these unforgettable short stories deftly chart the treacherous terrain of growing up – of intense friendships, of ambivalent mothers, of uneasily blended families, and of learning to truly live in your own body.

With striking wit, originality and tenderness, Send Nudes celebrates the small victories in a world that tries to claim each young woman as its own.

'A roiling, raw, gut-punch of a debut collection, best read in one sitting ... I sat motionless for about half an hour after reading them; I can't wait to see what she writes next' PANDORA SYKES

'A seriously impressive debut. Saba Sams digs into the chaos, euphoria and menace of sexual attraction, friendship and family with bravery and wit' CHRIS POWER©2022 Saba Sams (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd Anthologies & Short Stories Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Short Stories
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Sams has a ferocious talent and a mastery of detail. These short stories are intelligent, thought-provoking, and compelling. I hope she is working on a novel.

Thoroughly engaging stories

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Skilfully written pieces. And I’m sure engaging for many readers. Not so much for me. This perhaps because I have never been a girl/young woman growing up in the twenty first century. Neither timeless nor universal. Good all the same. Much eludes me, I know.

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I love this so much and return to it again and again. The insights into childhood, adolescence and young adulthood are so good. There’s humour, pathos and so much humanity. HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Best short story collection EVA

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I'm not the target demographic for this book and that's okay. But I found this collection of short stories depressing (well, any story that begins "The day after my abortion ..." is highly unlikely to be a barrel of laughs). If this collection is a true representation of life in the 21st Century then I'm glad mine began in the last one.

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